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For water, at pressures below atmospheric;

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Kanchan Abhishek
Kanchan Abhishek 5 years ago
Melting point rises slightly and boiling point drops markedly..We can easily understand from the pressure versus temperature diagram of water..Fusion curve for water is almost vertical so there is no any great change in melting point..But vaporisation curve is hyperbolic type do here is remarkable change in boiling point
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